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Build Your Custom Home in Fethiye with Turkey Homes

The beautiful Fethiye region is ideal for designing and building your own custom home in Turkey. Sitting on Turkey’s southern coast, the area features beautiful landscape views, including the backing Babadag mountain and fronting the Mediterranean Sea. As well as annually hosting millions of holidaymakers, the Fethiye region is also home to many foreign house owners, some of whom live here and some of whom designed their dream homes. So how do you build a custom home in Fethiye?

                                                        Build Your Custom Home in Fethiye

1: The Groundwork

They say preparation is essential, and to start your custom home project, we discuss your budget for buying land, obtaining licenses, employing the architect, and getting the title deeds. At this stage, also let us know what you expect your dream home to look like. How many bedrooms and bathrooms will your home have? Will the landscape gardens include a swimming pool? What will the interior features, design, and décor look like?

2: Buy the Land

The next step is to buy land. Aspects to consider include property views, but sea views push the land price up. Will the house receive morning, afternoon, or all-day sun? What is the walking and driving distance to shops, bars, restaurants, banks, beaches, and supermarkets? Do you want a hilly position or flat land? When you find your plot, we will head to the solicitor and start the process of buying it, which should take between 3 to 6 weeks. Places to consider buying land to build a house in Fethiye include…

Ovacik - Oludeniz: This area is always in demand, thanks to the scenic landscapes. Inland Ovacik enjoys cool breezes throughout summer, prompting slightly cooler temperatures than coastal resorts at sea level. Once an unknown, small farming village, the landscape consisted of old stone houses and dirt track roads with fields of grazing livestock and olive trees. These days, the landscape view has changed dramatically, as the village advanced and modernised to become a favourite place for foreign property buyers. (See an example property here.)

Calis Beach: As another popular area, Calis Beach consists of an ultra-modern promenade, a beautiful beach and stunning sunset views to go with it. As a favourite seaside holiday and ex-pat destination, anyone looking to build a villa in Fethiye should consider the area because it offers affordable prices per square meter and has stunning landscape and sea views. Locals of Calis enjoy more than beautiful landscapes and the glorious Mediterranean Sea because there are also many activities and things to do. See the example property of Calis here.

Uzumlu: Uzumlu, which means vineyard in English, sits inland, and offers the best prices per square meter of land; hence is ideal for building big homes. As Turkey Homes, we have created a few homes for customers over the years in Uzumlu. One advantage of building a house in Uzumlu is that the elevated mountain height lessens scorching summer temperatures and humidity, as seen in Turkey’s coastal resorts. Turks sometimes call the town Yesil (green) Uzumlu to reflect the beautiful green mountain views that residents wake up to every morning. See an interview here with Tolga Ertukel about Uzumlu and why it attracts those looking to build their own home in Fethiye.

Seydikemer of Fethiye: This lovely little town/village is an upper coming hub for all nature home lovers. Often called the next Uzumlu of Fethiye and sitting around 48 kilometres outside of Fethiye town, the region is closer to famous the famous Saklikent George. Land prices in Seydikemer compared to prime locations like Ovacik and Calis Beach are almost half the price. Plus, when we add the more competitive building costs, we can achieve a competitive price for your house building project. We can find suitable land plots in Seydikemer for you to build similar homes just like this one.

3: Start Building

So, once we have the land and all building licenses, we then meet with the architect, who will make the official floorplans and ensure they adhere to Turkish building regulations. We also meet with the construction company to choose materials like tiles, doors, kitchen units, and bathroom fittings. Once the building starts, if you are not in Turkey, we send regular updates via What’s App, Messenger, or Skype of construction videos so that you can see your house at each stage.

4: Moving In

Once we complete the house and get the construction signed off, we then apply for the title deeds; you take the keys, and we arrange utility connection and furniture. Then, after a final check and snagging list, you can proudly move into your new home.

How Much Does It Cost?

The final cost of building a house in Fethiye depends on several factors. These include land plot prices, décor, design materials, and features like a swimming pool or landscaped gardens. Once you commence building your house in Fethiye with us, we draw up a payment plan that will detail payments at each construction stage, so you are always in the driving seat about your finances.

More About Custom Build Houses in Fethiye

To talk more about building your own house in Fethiye, call our owner and director, Tolga Ertukel. He can either meet with you in person, chat over the phone, or correspond via email. Alternatively, for inspiration for your new build home, browse our portfolio of apartments and villas for sale in Fethiye.